Ash Grove Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Ash Grove Township
Township
Location in Iroquois County
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°37′06″N 87°50′37″W / 40.61833°N 87.84361°WCoordinates: 40°37′06″N 87°50′37″W / 40.61833°N 87.84361°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	November 6, 1855
Area
• Total	61.09 sq mi (158.2 km^2)
• Land	61.03 sq mi (158.1 km^2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km^2)  0.10%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	731
• Density	12/sq mi (5/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60924, 60926, 60953, 60955
GNIS feature ID	0428605

Ash Grove Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 731 and it contained 316 housing units.^[1]

History

The first settler in the area that became Ash Grove Township was Robert Roberts, who arrived in 1833.^[2] The township was formed when township government was adopted by the county in 1855.^[3] Its current borders were established on September 15, 1868 when Fountain Creek Township was formed from a portion of Ash Grove Township.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 61.09 square miles (158.2 km²), of which 61.03 square miles (158.1 km²) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.10%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Pitchin at 40°36′11″N 87°51′59″W / 40.603091°N 87.866423°W
• Schwer at 40°39′38″N 87°47′17″W / 40.660592°N 87.788088°W
• Woodworth at 40°39′35″N 87°50′45″W / 40.659758°N 87.845867°W

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Ash Grove, Cissna Park, Immanuel Lutheran, Saint John's Ash Grove, Saint Paul Lutheran and Schwer.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 49

Airports and landing strips

• Redeker Airport

School districts

• Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
• Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
• Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
• Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 105
• State Senate District 53

References

• "Ash Grove Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
2. Dowling 1968, p. 25.
3. Dowling 1968, p. 21.
4. Dowling 1968, p. 59.

Bibliography

• Dowling, John (1968). History of Iroquois County. Iroquois County Board of Supervisors. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
• Kern, J. W. (1907). Past and present of Iroquois County, Illinois. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
• Beckwith, H. W. (1880). History of Iroquois County, Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest. Chicago: H. H. Hill and Company. Retrieved 2010-10-15.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives